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Dominion Road

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Dominion Road

The introduction of electric trams in the early 1900s triggered suburban expansion. This is Dominion Road, near its junction with Valley Road. Shops were often sited next to the tram stops, to attract custom.

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Margaret McClure, Auckland region – Farming and city building: 1900–1939, Te Ara – the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, https://teara.govt.nz/en/photograph/15901/dominion-road (accessed 24 June 2026).

Story by Margaret McClure, published 2 March 2009, updated 1 August 2016.